Hillsborough single launched by John Bishop and Kenny Dalglish in hope for Christmas number one

John Bishop and Kenny Dalglish have helped launch He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, a single by the Justice Collective which aims to raise money and awareness of the families of victims of the Hillsborough tragedy.

5:57PM GMT 17 Dec 2012

The version of the Hollies' hit He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by The Justice Collective was launched at Liverpool's HMV store today by stars including football legend Kenny Dalglish and comedian John Bishop.

The song was produced by Robbie Williams' long-time collaborator Guy Chambers with all the proceeds going to cover the legal costs of the families of the Liverpool supporters killed in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.

Among the stars on the cover of the 1969 hit are Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, the former Spice Girl Mel C and Gerry Marsden.

The release of the single comes after a damning report into the handling of the crowd crush at Hillsborough Stadium which left 96 fans dead.

A spokesman for bookmakers William Hill yesterday said the song was 1/7 to be Christmas number one with X Factor winner James Arthur 9/2 second favourite.